Jon Jones’ Arbitration Hearing with USADA Scheduled for Oct. 31

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones now
has a date for his hearing with the United States Anti-Doping
Agency (USADA), according to a Friday report from
MMAFighting.com.

Jones is scheduled to meet with USADA on Oct. 31. Jones’
arbitration hearing with USADA will be held in Los Angeles and
unless there is a last-minute settlement between the two parties
before then, Jones will be the first UFC fighter to officially
appeal USADA through arbitration.

Jones, arguably still the best fighter in the world
pound-for-pound, returned to action in April to topple Ovince St.
Preux via unanimous decision at UFC 197. It was his first bout
since being suspended for a year and stripped of his title for
being involved in a highly-publicized hit-and-run accident in
Albuquerque. “Bones” was slated to challenge bitter rival Daniel
Cormier for his old 205-pound title at UFC 200 in July, but was
pulled from the mega event a three days prior to his fight for
testing positive for hydroxy-clomiphene and Letrozole, which are
anti-estrogen agents. Jones denied taking the banned substances
knowingly.

Jones, who also is slated to hold a hearing with the Nevada
Athletic Commission on Nov. 10, faces a maximum of a one-year
suspension from USADA if he fails in his arbitration hearing.